1895 Rare Book - Poems by Edgar Allan POE Illustrated (The Raven, The Haunted Palace, Lenore, ...).
Search for other similar books from our bookseller friends!
(Description)
Author: Edgar Allan Poe.
Title: Poems.
Publisher: Philadephia, Henry Altemus, no date (1895).
Language: Text in English.
Size: 6" X 4.5".
Pages: xxiv-205 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good, near fine, original gilt decorated full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, ex-libris of Ethan Allen on the first end paper - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the portrait of Poe and the five nice full-page illustrations.
Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies in this beautiful binding variant for sale worldwide).
The book: Rare illustrated Altemus edition of the Poems by Edgar Allan POE Illustrated including The Raven, The Haunted Palace, Lenore, and many more.
The author: Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. Poe is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.